Adamma & Adanne Ebo Sign Overall Deal With 20th Television & 20th Television Animation
Disney’s 20th Television has signed a new multi-year overall deal with Adamma & Adanne Ebo, who are currently working on a new animated series for Freeform called, ” Supashawty Girls, Funkamatic Bangbang” and a pilot called ” Supply, 404″ with Gloria Sanchez and MRC.
As part of the overall deal, they will be developing, creating and producing live-action and animated series for all of Disney’s platforms.
“Supashawty Girls, Funkamatic Bangban” follows Yeze and Tule when a freak laboratory accident turns the twin college students into dopeass superheroes, and they must learn to manage their brand new super-powered lives with the growing pains of adulthood. Unfortunately for humanity, they’d actually rather kick it than kick butt & save the world.
In a statement to Deadline, Marci Proietto, Animation EVP, 20th Television, said:
The project “I bonded instantly with Adamma and Adanne because they are just as obsessed with animation as we are. The Ebo Twins have unique voices and perspectives with countless stories to tell. I am super excited to welcome them to our 20th Animation Family.”
Carolyn Cassidy, EVP, 20th Television, added:
“We are all huge fans of Adamma and Adanne’s work and are thrilled they’ve decided to make 20th their home,” said “Their talent and original storytelling as comedy creators and directors is undeniable and aligns perfectly with our vision to develop and bring innovative and dynamic comedic stories to all of our platform partners. It was a bonus to find out they’re also longtime Disney fans!”
The duo have previously worked on a number of projects including “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul” , Amazon’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and “Batman: Caped Crusader” for HBO Max. Adamma also has directed an episode of FX’s Atlanta and three episodes of Amazon’s & Donald Glover’s Hive.
Added the Ebo twins said in the statement:
“20th continues to be flexible in an ever-evolving TV landscape, while supporting various creative sensibilities. And as creators with a non-stop running list of ideas, we’re super hyped to have studio partners who are just as committed to adding and challenging the television cultural zeitgeist in both animation and live-action.”